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Solar position in Mers el Kebir

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Mers el Kebir — computed for 35.73° N, 0.71° W, 22 m above sea level.

Sunrise today07:17104° ESE
Sunset today18:16256° WSW
Best panel angle31°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle58°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation42.4°
At solar noon, 12:46Open on the sun map

Sun in Mers el Kebir today

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · local time UTC+1

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:51sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:2112° below
Civil dawn06:516° below
Sunrise07:17104° ESE
Golden hour ends07:52sun 6° up
Solar noon12:4642.4° high
Golden hour starts17:41sun 6° up
Sunset18:16256° WSW
Civil dusk18:426° below
Nautical dusk19:1212° below
Astronomical dusk19:4118° below
Day length10 h 59 min

Sun path diagram for Mers el Kebir

Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.

15°30°45°60°75°N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°June solstice67891011121314151617181920EquinoxDecember solstice91011121314151617Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 77.7° at solar noon in Mers el Kebir; on the December solstice only 30.9°. Sunrise swings from 60° ENE in June to 119° ESE in December — a 59° arc along the horizon.

Sunrise, sunset and sun height by month

Values for the 21st of each month, local clock time including daylight saving time.

MonthSunriseSolar noonSunsetDay lengthNoon elevation
January08:0913:1418:1810 h 09 min34.5°
February07:4213:1618:5011 h 07 min43.8°
March07:0513:1019:1512 h 10 min54.6°
April06:2213:0119:4113 h 18 min66.2°
May05:5312:5920:0514 h 12 min74.5°
June05:4713:0420:2214 h 35 min77.7°
July06:0213:0920:1514 h 13 min74.7°
August06:2613:0519:4513 h 19 min66.3°
September06:4912:5519:0112 h 11 min54.9°
October07:1412:4718:1911 h 05 min43.5°
November07:4412:4817:5210 h 08 min34.3°
December08:0813:0017:529 h 44 min30.9°

A year of daylight in Mers el Kebir

Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.

00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best solar panel angle in Mers el Kebir

Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

31°collects the most energy over a year: 1690 kWh per kWp.

58°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 31°Best worst-month 58°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°147787%1.963.1×
15°163297%2.742.2×
30°1690100%3.341.6×
31° year-round best1690100%3.371.6×
36° = latitude1685100%3.521.5×
45°164898%3.721.3×
58° off-grid best153491%3.861.2×
60°151189%3.871.2×
70°137181%3.831.4×
90°100259%3.432.3×

A fixed array in Mers el Kebir produces the most over a year at 31°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 58° it makes 3.86 kWh per kWp a day, 15% more than at 31°, and costs 9% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Mers el Kebir at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 31° (year-round best).

0123456January: 4.07 (70°)4.1JanFebruary: 4.25 (70°)4.3FebMarch: 4.24 (70°)4.2MarApril: 3.72 (70°)3.7AprMay: 3.26 (70°)3.3MayJune: 3.02 (70°)3.0JunJuly: 3.14 (70°)3.1JulAugust: 3.57 (70°)3.6AugSeptember: 3.96 (70°)4.0SepOctober: 4.20 (70°)4.2OctNovember: 3.86 (70°)3.9NovDecember: 3.83 (70°)3.8Dec31°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 31°Mean temp.
January2.774.714.073.6712.3 °C
February3.674.944.254.2612.6 °C
March4.844.954.244.8714.4 °C
April5.874.393.725.1116.4 °C
May6.793.903.265.3019.3 °C
June7.473.683.025.4422.9 °C
July7.283.863.145.3626.0 °C
August6.614.393.575.2926.6 °C
September5.334.813.964.8723.9 °C
October4.125.034.204.4120.8 °C
November2.914.533.863.6016.1 °C
December2.474.453.833.3713.3 °C
Year5.02 avg4.47 avg1371 kWh1690 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through June on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 390 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 350 Wp at 31°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Mers el Kebir

Distance between rows of 2 m long panels (slope length) so that no row shades the next between 10:00 and 14:00 solar time on the winter solstice.

4.3 mrow pitch at 70°

3.7 mrow pitch at 31°

Row spacing calculator

How Mers el Kebir compares in Algeria

Against the other 293 places in Algeria with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

119thof 294 places in Algeria for sunshine, shared: 5.02 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

±0%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Algeria: 1,690 against 1,694 kWh per kWp.

−6 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Algiers: 14 h 35 min against 14 h 41 min.

31°best year-round tilt here; across Algeria it runs from 23° in Tamanghasset to 32° in Ouled Djellal.

Of the 294 places in Algeria, Tamanghasset gets the most sun (6.40 peak sun hours a day) and Berrahal the least (4.73); Mers el Kebir ranks joint 119th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 3.02 kWh a day here, against 3.05 kWh on average in Algeria. The shortest day lasts 9 h 44 min, +5 min compared with Algiers.

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Solar forecast for Mers el Kebir, next 48 hours

Expected output of 1 kWp at 70°, computed from the ICON-EU weather model of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Europe.

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Questions about the sun in Mers el Kebir

What is the best solar panel angle in Mers el Kebir?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Mers el Kebir is 31°, worth about 1690 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 58°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mers el Kebir today?
On 24 October 2026 the sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:16 local time (UTC+1), giving 10 h 59 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:46.
How many peak sun hours does Mers el Kebir get?
On a flat surface 5.0 hours a day averaged over the year, from 2.5 in December to 7.5 in June. Panels tilted at 70° receive 3.7 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Mers el Kebir?
At solar noon the sun stands 77.7° above the horizon on the June solstice and 30.9° on the December solstice.
Is Mers el Kebir a good place for solar panels?
With 5.0 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Mers el Kebir ranks joint 119th of 294 places in Algeria for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (31°) makes about 1,690 kWh a year here, as much as the average place in Algeria.

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Sun positions: NREL Solar Position Algorithm. Climate: NASA POWER monthly climatology (NASA Langley Research Center). Forecast: Deutscher Wetterdienst, ICON-EU (CC BY 4.0), processed. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Time zones: IANA. Sources and licences.